Archive for September, 2017

Trump’s economic advisor Gary Cohn said Thursday that an American family could save $1,000 under the Republicans’ proposed tax reform plan, and that would be awesome for the economy because they could buy a new car with that money. “If we allow a family to keep another thousand dollars of their income, what does that […]

A reference in the Sept. 22 edition of the Cape Gazette stood out because of its unusual nature. An article discussed the experience level of a California contractor hired by Rehoboth Beach for its treated wastewater outfall project. The reference came in a discussion about the potential perception problem created by dumping treated effluent in ocean waters.

A municipal employee for a California water district talked about an ocean outfall built to discharge extra-salty water left over from a reverse osmosis process that removes salt from seawater. The process provides fresh water for a parched region. People there were concerned that the effluent would make kids sick or harm marine animals. “Mulligan said the perception was … mitigated by public confidence in California’s regulatory climate, which is very strict.”

Was starting to get a little concerned, but the last week of the month saved me. As always, some real great stuff: http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542441711/songs-we-love-chain-and-the-gang-rome-wasn-t-burned-in-a-day (Do NOT pass this one by. It rocks!) One of my faves. A great road-tested band, and a great new album. Catch her live: You’re welcome.

Price Wasn’t Right. $1 mill for travel went over, and he lost. Yes, he was a total hypocrite on the issue. Here are our lovely parting gifts. BTW, ‘ Lovely Parting Gifts’, not a bad name for a band, don’t’cha think? Wanna bet that he doesn’t reimburse the taxpayers for that $58K he promised? Trump […]

Classless Sam Guy Announces Sen. Henry’s Retirement. As if he thinks announcing he’ll run earlier than anybody else makes him the favorite. Wouldn’t even wait for Sen. Henry to make the announcement for herself. He is a Total Asshole. He also will not be the next Senator in SD 2. Price Will Reimburse, Oh, About […]

Matt Meyer Doesn’t Sound Like A Pathological Liar. I’m with him on his dispute with two Liliputians from below the canal. And, he got them to capitulate, aka surrender. State Awards $1 Mill In Grants For Innovative Education Programs. Which, of course, is 1/26 of the education funds that Carny and his Mindless Minions cut […]

Delaware Among Nation’s Leaders IN STD’s. This article is a mess, BTW. While it may not be a surprise that rates are rising, the article doesn’t answer the question: Why are rates rising in Delaware more rapidly? And then there’s this: This fall, the state’s Division of Public Health plans to ramp up its sexually […]

Two breaking stories even before Roy Moore beats Big Luther Strange tonight: GOP Won’t Even Vote On Graham/Cassidy. Sen. Corker of Tennessee Will Retire. R nominee will almost certainly be to the right of Corker. Possibly far to the right of Corker. Possibly putting Tennessee into play for D’s.

Unemployment numbers in Delaware reached a two-year high, according to the latest preliminary data from the state’s labor department.

If the information holds true, it will mark the 12th consecutive month the state’s unemployment rate has either climbed or remained the same.

The rate, 4.9 percent, is the highest since coming in at 4.9 percent in May 2015. It hasn’t jumped to five percent since February 2015. Meanwhile, the number hasn’t fallen since mid-2016.

“These numbers aren’t where we need them to be, which is why we continue to be focused on our number one priority: helping businesses create good-paying jobs across our state,” Gov. John Carney said. “I spent much of the summer talking to Delawareans and business leaders about ways to grow our economy, and we will keep working day in and day out on this issue.”

Blah, blah blah. What a loser. “I’ve talked to people.” Oy-vey!

He doesn’t dare mention his crony capitalism committee because it is already a stinking embarrassment. And yet, as far as stinking embarrassments go, the crony capitalism committee takes a second place to the clusterfuck GOP state budget he meekly signed after getting utterly pwned by the Republicans.

Lee Atwater let the cat out of the bag way back in 1981, and it is still true.

You start out in 1954 by saying, “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 1968 you can’t say “nigger”—that hurts you, backfires. So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff, and you’re getting so abstract. Now, you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites.… “We want to cut this,” is much more abstract than even the busing thing, uh, and a hell of a lot more abstract than “Nigger, nigger.”

So if Republican polices don’t seem to make sense, it doesn’t matter. They aren’t supposed to. They are simply there to show that the GOP hates blacks. If their policies hurt middle and lower class whites, it doesn’t matter as long as “blacks get hurt worse.”

That is the GOP that Tom Carper and Chris Coons want to find common ground with. That’s Chris Coons’ prayer group for you. And it isn’t some kind of closely guarded secret. They’ve been using this playbook since Nixon.

Edison Charter Principal Reinstated. Yes, it was about raises for teachers and staff. Board promised them, then reneged on promise. Board rep says the suspension never should have happened. Raising the question, why did it happen? At Least 6 Trump WH Aides Used Private E-Mail. Guess their defense, if they deign to provide one, is […]

Lindsey Graham still thinks it can pass, and who really knows. The bill sponsors and White House are throwing billions around in “block grants” to states. That strategy may still turn a Democratic head or two. Isn’t it strange how they horrifying “National Debt” isn’t so horrifying when Republicans are in charge? A balanced budget? That is for suckers.

But that’s inside baseball. Consider this larger point – the whole shit show hangs on whether or not Insurance companies will have the ability to gouge people who happen to already be injured or sick. The GOP is OPENLY saying that insurance companies should have no civic responsibility WHATSOEVER, and that their only responsibility is to their bottom line profitability.

We Democrats can’t beat that noxious proposition at the ballot box? Truly – we suck.

County Council Food Fight. Life is too short to figure out who is right and who is wrong here. Sponsors Try To Bribe Collins And Murkowski To Pass Obamacare Destruction. New bill coming today. I’ll say it again. The national Republican Party is a criminal enterprise. NFL Players Unite Against Trump. Seriously, doesn’t King Cheeto […]

Trump Targets Black Athletes With Minds Of Their Own. Demands NFL owners fire players who kneel during National Anthem or face boycott. Does same for NBA stars. The man is certifiable and a certifiable racist. BTW, you know what sport is really dying? That bastion of white southern fans, NASCAR. Oh, and Trump’s favorite. golf. […]

I found this at Redstate.com of all places. The DEGOP reminds me of Solzhenitsyn’s cheaters in the back of the room. They don’t have the guts to stop applauding, but they exchange knowing “this is bullshit” glances as the applauding for the Dotard in Chief goes on and on. Those glances, I suppose, are their flimsy alibis when this really go south. Their threadbare arguments that they never really bought into Trump in the first place will hang on those thin reeds.

Not my headline, although I wish I wrote it. The Democratic Party has experienced an 11 percent drop in support from black women, that’s headline worthy. But it isn’t just black women. The country is waking up to the fact that the DLC-Clintonomics-Banks First-Democratic Party, is full of shit. How else can you explain people voting for dotard carnival barker, Donald J Trump?

Sadly this article strays into the reductive nonsense that frames any conflict within the Democratic Party as a conflict between “white working class” and the non-white – when in fact the factions are the John Carney, Tom Carper, Chris Coons, Clintonite 1%ers versus (literally) everyone else.

Nevertheless less, it is refreshing to see another interest group becoming aware off the fact that the Democratic Party isn’t safeguarding their interests.

Secret Corporate Crony Capitalism Commission Names Temporary Executive Director. The News-Journal has figured out what a scam this is: The Delaware Prosperity Partnership’s 18-member board – made up of elected officials and local business leaders – voted Wednesday to hire former Ashland Inc. executive John Riley as interim CEO during a closed-door meeting at Corporation […]

Dear Jack, I’ve just finished reading your N.Y. Times op-ed and I feel it’s my obligation to Delaware’s taxpayers to respond. I’d like to think that your most recent missive has merely added to my disappointment in you but I think I’ve already passed the minimum expectations level in regard to your performance and legacy. […]

The Business Roundtable Is A Clusterbleep Even Before It Gets Started. Let’s start with this quote: The board, for instance, will not be required to hold public meetings or publish minutes of its discussions. Financial disclosure documents that would reveal potential conflicts of interest also will not be released to the public. “I’m a big proponent of […]